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Assignment (3): Development and Storyboarding an Existing Idea

Value: 15 out of 100 course points

 

Due Date: Oct 30, beginning of class

Developing & Storyboarding an Existing Idea

  • Reverse engineer scene to determine how visual elements might have been depicted in a storyboard format.
  • Indentify 5 shots within the scene and explain how these shots advance the story (contents of the shot, composition, framing, camera motion, etc).
  • Piece presented should have a projected total running time (TRT) of approximately 2 minutes or 40 shots.

The purpose of this assignment is to development an understanding of how a sequence of shots can successfully advance a narrative and be represented as a storyboard.

Assignment (3) Requirements:


 

  • Storyboard images for the selected scene.

  • Written description of what techniques are used within 5 shots to advance the narrative.

Students will prepare a 5+ minute presentation of their boards and shot analysis.

Visual materials must be formatted for effective display within a screen resolution of 1024X768 and presented in a slideshow formatted.

Suggested delivery methods include:

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Linked web pages
  • Microsoft Powerpoint

Students are responsible for ensuring that presentations function properly by the due date.

Grading Criteria for Assignment (3):

Punctual completion of all assignment requirements 5 points
Quality of Visual Presentation 5 points
Shot Analysis 5 points
Story Development Document: 5 points
Creation of storyboards 5 points

Handing in Assignment (3):

Students will place their projects in the course drop box for Assignment (3), located in the Fishbowl at Y:\Courses\2012-2013\AC5100_Conroy_Spring_SP13\Assign_3_Drop_Box. The file must be named using the following convention:

   Students first initial-last name_assign1.file extension

   For example: Jane Doe would hand in an Adobe Acrobat file as: j-doe_assign3.pdf